Chronological Index of : Other News

The College of American Pathologists, the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology published an evidence-based guideline on HER2 testing for patients with gastroesophageal …

CIRM awarded Orchard and researchers from the university a $20 million grant to fund a clinical trial of an autologous ex vivo lentiviral gene therapy to treat severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase…

Alexion said it was delaying its 3Q16 10-Q filing while it investigates a former employee's allegations that company personnel engaged in sales practices "inconsistent" with Alexion's policies. The allegations concern …

Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a JV between Chi-Med and Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, received $59.5 million from the Shanghai government under a …

Novavax will reduce headcount by 164 (30%) to about 372 and will focus on its ongoing Phase III Prepare trial to vaccinate infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) via maternal immunization. Last quarter, the …

Roche said it launched its cancer immunotherapy Centers of Research Excellence (imCORE) Network with researchers from 21 academic institutions. The company said it will invest up to CHF100 million ($100.3 million) to …

Takeda said it will donate 1 billion ($9.3 million) to implement the United Nations Foundation's Global Measles Vaccination for Children program, which is aiming to provide vaccines to 5.4 million children in about 40 …

uniQure said it will reduce headcount by 50-60 (20-25%) to about 190 by YE17 to focus on key pipeline projects. The company expects the job cuts will save 5-6 million ($5.4-$6.4 million) annually, while reprioritizing …

Astellas established a Patient Experience Organization in the Americas to incorporate patient feedback and advocacy. The organization will create a measurable framework to develop and evaluate strategies, policies and …

CHDI and Critical Path partnered to form the HD Regulatory Science Consortium. The goal of the consortium is to "clearly define regulatory pathways" for approval of Huntington's disease therapies. Critical Path will be …

Medivir AB (SSE:MVIR B), Huddinge, Sweden Business: Cancer Medivir will reduce headcount by 30 (25%) to about 90 and focus its pipeline exclusively on cancer. Cuts will come from the early research organization and …

Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ:MYL), Canonsburg, Pa. Business: Inflammation Mylan will pay $465 million to the U.S. Department of Justice and other government entities to resolve questions about the classification of Mylans EpiPen …

New WuXi Life Science Ltd., Shanghai, China Business: Supply/Service New WuXis WuXi AppTec subsidiary opened a biomanufacturing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., which the company plans to use for manufacturing cell …

Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ:TRIB), Dublin, Ireland Business: Diagnostic Trinity withdrew its 510(k) submission and will begin a strategic review to determine the best use of its Meritas Troponin-I test technology. The …